Antisemitic Tropes in Christian Thought

Send us Fan MailYears ago a New Testament scholar told me that every time he went to an Interfaith event, his Jewish colleagues complained that he would say Antisemitic things in their presence. He was so tone-deaf to their concerns that he could not hear his bias and insensitivity.In Christian circles it has become commonplace to dismiss and criticize Jews and Judaism. Often a lack of education regarding the development of the New Testament narratives leads to all types of Antisemitic tropes which are meant to ridicule and subjugate minority religions such as Judaism.These criticisms often come from a desire to evangelize Jews, but at times it crosses the line between normative Christian perspectives to the same Anti-Jewish or Antisemitic polemics used by Church Fathers, Roman Catholic Inquisitors and Protestant dogmatists throughout history .One of these tropes is the “Synagogue of Satan” concept which is discussed on the following episode of a Christian podcast:https://archive.org/details/4thWatchWithJustenFaullTexeMarrsTheSynagogueOfSatanMASTERThe popular program by Christian provocateur Alex Jones features reports disparaging the Jewish people:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFsJC2XFLigSupport the showMystic-Skeptic Radio produces programs such as Uncensored & Raiders of the Unknown. Some of the ongoing series are: Anti-Semitism Rising & Jesus The Israelite (all available on our YouTube channels). In the past 11 seasons we have featured academics (Amy Jill Levine) , presidential candidates( Howie Hawkins), Commentators (Jay Michaelson) , Advocates (Vanessa Guillen), Scholars(John Dominic Crossan) and Holistic Healers (Rosemary Gladstar). We have taken deep dives on the topics of human trafficking, ancient civilizations, demonology and the occult, social movements, controversial topics and many of the current affairs affecting our society. Join us as as we explore the mystic-skeptic mind space…